Panacea: Making You Believe in Forever Again

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Have you ever wondered where do really broken hearts go? Well if you ask the renowned love doctor, Dr. Ino Balagtas, these broken hearts did actually find their way home -- in Panacea! For almost four decades, Panacea have been healing different disabilities caused by love problems all over the country.

This year they are celebrating their 35th anniversary and it looks like the clinic is far from slowing down. "Thank God, no deaths since our opening 35 years ago." Dr. Balagtas, resident Panacea doctor and the clinic's President, said jokingly when asked about the clinic's secret for its longevity. He also added that more than the clinic's world class facilities, he believed that Panacea is more than just a medical center, he described it as a retreat house, a solace -- a place where your heart can relax and meditate, a place where you can be whole again.

Aside from the state-of-the-art amenities, the clinic prides itself for their guaranteed 100 percent cure for every love disabilities like blindness because, well, love is blind; hearing impairment due to constant nagging and other physical deformities rooted from love disorders. According to Dr. Balagtas, the ultimate cause of these maladies is stupidity, "when your heart starts to beat for someone that is also the time your brain shuts down", he said bluntly.

Dr. Balagtas assured us a full heart recovery after your Panacea treatment. Krizzy, a self-confessed love problematic and one of their celebrity patients testified about Panacea's treatments, "Doc Ino helped me move on talaga, thanks to him! Love! Love! Love!” Krizzy is one of the hundreds of survivors from brokenheartedness. In the Philippines, 7 out of 10 people's hearts are shattered everyday and its Panacea's mission to pick these hearts to pieces.

“Paglayang Minamahal” All Set To Open On November 12

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The De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde’s Technical Theater Program Batch 112 proudly presents “ Paglayang Minamahal ” --- a sarswela written and directed by Palanca winner George de Jesus III and music by Jeffrey Hernandez.

Paglayang Minamahal is a three-act sarswela about the love between a young barrio lass and a rich ilustrado set during the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution. Exploring the many levels and facets of love and freedom, the play inverts the traditional sarsuela by protecting the relationship of Alodia and Mauricio from any satanic inclination, promises forever to each other in the middle of endeavor of the nation for their freedom.

Paglayang Minamahal was written during the fever of the Philippine centennial celebrations in 1998 and won 2nd Prize in the sarswela category of the Centennial Literary Competition.

“It was first staged by Tanghalang Pilipino at the CCP in 2000 directed by Chris Millado with music by Jesse Lucas. The collaborative process of that production resulted in an edit of the original script creating a sung-through musicale that somehow diminished the sarswela form. This production, although edited to run for less than 2 hours, brings back a number of scenes and dialogues from the original winning draft of the play,” George de Jesus III remarks.

PAGLAYANG MINAMAHAL is set to open on NOVEMBER 12 and shall continue to run on November 13, 14 and 15 (1:00 pm and 7:00 pm) at the 5/F SDA Theater, School of Design and Arts Campus, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, 950 P. Ocampo St., Malate, Manila. 

Upsilonians Living The Imperative Of Service

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After almost a century of glorious existence and a rich lineage of excellence, leadership and service, the Upsilon Sigma Phi affirms its fervent tradition and continuing commitment to serve the country and the underprivileged Filipinos with the holding of Upsilon Cares: Free medical, dental, optical and surgical mission on November 14, 2015 at Barangay Kabulusan, Pakil, Laguna. The public service activity is part of the fraternity’s 97th anniversary celebration themed “Transcendence: 97 Years of Living the Imperative of Service”

The community service initiative will be conducted in partnership with the Provincial Government of Laguna and is expected to provide free medicines, eyeglasses and extensive medical and health care services to approximately 2,000 indigent residents of 6 barangays of Pakil namely: Banilan, Dorado, Casa Real, Matikiw, Casinsin and Kabulusan.

The Upsilon Sigma Phi, based exclusively in the University of the Philippines and founded in 1918, is the oldest Greek-lettered fraternity in Asia. Its distinct status in the history of UP and the nation is manifested by a rank distinguished student and alumni leaders which include Fellows Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino, Ferdinand E. Marcos, Joker Arroyo and countless esteemed stewards of Philippine industry, government and academe.